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Arnold-Chiari Malformation Type I 50 Arterial Dissection 18, 50–1, 65–6 Index Bold numbers indicate chapter/section headings Abdominal migraine 16, 24, Arnold-Chiari malformation Benign sex headache, see 30–1, 35 type I 50 Primary headache associated Accompanying symptoms 49, Arterial dissection 18, 50–1, with sexual activity 129, 138, 150 65–6, 70, 74, 142 Benign thunderclap headache, Acoustic neuroma 62–4, 117 Arterial hypertension 20, 107, see Primary thunderclap Acute adverse event attributed 109–10, 112 headache to medication used for other Arteriovenous malformation Benign vascular sexual indications 19, 88, 93, 144 (AVM) 18, 27, 65, 68, 71, 73, headache, see Primary Acute frontal non-pulsatile 82 headache associated with headache 130 Arteritis 18, 65–6, 68–9, 74, 120 sexual activity Acute glaucoma 21, 114, 116 Aseptic (non-infectious) Blurred vision 26, 91, 117, 122–3 Acute headache attributed to meningitis 18, 77, 80, 85, 88 Brain abscess 20, 102–4, 106, whiplash injury 17, 58, 60 Ataxia 29–30, 35, 83, 140 144 Acute post-craniotomy headache Attack of headache (or pain) Burning mouth syndrome 22, 17, 58, 61 150 126, 133, 135 Acute post-traumatic headache Attacks without aura 24, 26 15, 17, 58–60, 62–3, 66 Atypical facial pain, see Caffeine-withdrawal headache Acute post-traumatic headache Persistent idiopathic facial 20, 88, 96, 109 attributed to mild head injury pain Calcitonin gene-related peptide 17, 58–9, 62 Atypical odontalgia 133, 135 (CGRP)-induced headache 19, Acute post-traumatic headache Aura 11–12, 14–16, 24–31, 36, 25, 41, 88, 93 attributed to moderate or 38–40, 53, 57–8, 66, 68, 71–2, Cannabis-induced headache 19, severe head injury 17, 58–9, 75, 82–3, 86, 90, 92–3, 95, 88, 92 62, 67 110–12, 118, 138, 140, 143, Carbon monoxide-induced Acute pressor response to an 150–1 headache 19, 88, 90 exogenous agent 20, 88–9, Carcinomatous meningitis 19, 107, 111 Bacterial meningitis 20, 102–3, 77, 81 Acute substance use or exposure 105–6, 145 Cardiac cephalalgia 20, 107, 19, 88–9, 93, 97 Basilar artery migraine, see 112–13 Acute-onset aura 26 Basilar-type migrane Carotid angioplasty headache Acute-onset headache 61 Basilar migraine, see Basilar-type 18, 65, 70, 75 Alarm clock headache, see migrane Carotid or vetebral artery pain Hypnic headache Basilar-type migraine 16, 24, 18, 65, 70 Alcohol-induced headache 19, 29–30, 35, 140 Carotid dissection 27, 70, 74, 88, 91 Benign angiopathy of the central 116, 142 Alternating hemiplegia of nervous system 18, 65 Cavernous angioma 18, 48, 65, childhood 140 Benign cough headache, see 68, 74 Amaurosis fugax 31, 69 Primary cough headache Central causes of facial pain 5, Anaesthesia dolorosa 22, 126, Benign exertional headache, see 7, 21–2, 114, 126, 132, 149 132, 134 Primary exertional headache Central or primary facial pain 5, Analgesic-overuse headache 19, Benign intracranial hypertension 7, 22, 136 88, 94–5 (BIH), see Headache attributed Central post-stroke pain 22, 126, Angiography headache 18, 65, to idiopathic intracranial 132, 135 71, 75 hypertension (IIH) Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Anorexia 31, 38–9, 108, 141, Benign paroxysmal torticollis Arteriopathy with Subcortical 150 140 Infarcts and Aphasic migraine, see Migraine Benign paroxysmal vertigo of Leukoencephalopathy with aura childhood 16, 24, 31, 35, 140 (CADASIL) 18, 65, 71–2, 75 152 © International Headache Society 2003 Index 153 Cerebral venous thrombosis Chronic post-intracranial Coin-shaped cephalgia, see (CVT) 18, 51, 65–6, 71, 75 disorder headache 77, 143 Nummular headache Cervical headache, see Chronic post-non-bacterial Coital cephalalgia, see Primary Cervicogenic headache infection headache 102, 105, headche associated with Cervicogenic headache 21, 41, 145 sexual activity 43, 108, 114–16, 119 Chronic post-substance exposure Cold stimulus headache 134 Charlin’s neuralgia, see headache 88, 144 Combination medication- Nasociliary neuralgia Chronic post-traumatic overuse headache 19, 88, 95 Chiari malformation type I headache 15, 17, 58–62, 66 Common migraine, see Migraine (CM1) 19, 50, 77, 82–3, 86 Chronic post-traumatic without aura Childhood periodic syndromes headache attributed to mild Complicated migraine, see that are commonly precursors head injury 17, 58, 60 Migraine with aura of migraine 16, 24, 30, 33 Chronic post-traumatic Complications of migraine 16, Children 25, 30–1, 34–5, 53, 79, headache attributed to 24, 31 86, 101, 106, 120–1, 123, 140, moderate or severe head Constant pain caused by 149 injury 17, 58–9, 61–2, 66 compression, irritation or Chinese restaurant syndrome, Chronic post-vascular disorder distortion of cranial nerves or see Monosodium glutamate- headache 142 upper cervical roots by induced headache Chronic post-whiplash injury structural lesions 21, 126, 130 Chronic 11–12, 15–17, 20, 24–5, headache 59–60 Cortical spreading depression of 29, 31–48, 52–4, 57–62, 65–6, Chronic tension-type headache Leão 26 68, 77–8, 88–91, 94–7, 99–103, 16–17, 37–43, 52–3, 57, 89–90, Cranial bone 20, 114–15, 118, 130 105–7, 109–10, 112–15, 117, 94–5, 97, 115, 121, 141 Cranial neuralgias and central 119–23, 135, 141–6, 149–50 Chronic tension-type headache causes of facial pain 5, 7, Chronic cluster headache 12, 17, associated with pericranial 12–21, 114, 126, 149 44–5 tenderness 16, 37, 40, 115 Cranial or cervical vascular Chronic from onset 12 Chronic tension-type headache disorder 4, 7, 17, 55, 65, 142 Chronic headache attributed to not associated with Craniocervical dystonia 21, other head and/or neck pericranial tenderness 16, 37, 114–16, 119 trauma 17, 58, 61 40 Cranium, neck, eyes, ears, nose, Chronic headache attributed to Classic or classical migraine, see sinuses, teeth, mouth or other whiplash injury 17, 58, 60, 62 Migraine with aura facial or cervical structures 5, Chronic headache with acute Classical glossopharyngeal 7, 20–1, 55, 102, 114–15, 118, onset, see New daily-persistent neuralgia 21, 126–7 146 headache Classical trigeminal neuralgia CSF fistula headache 18, 77, 79, Chronic migraine 11, 16, 24–5, 21, 126–7, 132 81 31–3, 36, 38, 40, 57, 62, 94–5, Close temporal relation 15, CSF hypotension 52, 61, 71 99 24–30, 32–3, 37–40, 44–6, 49, CSF pleocytosis 29, 69, 83 Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania 52, 56, 58, 61, 65–7, 69–71, Cyclical vomiting 16, 24, 30, 35 (CPH) 17, 34, 44, 46, 48, 54, 77–81, 83–4, 88–96, 102–3, 105, 68, 119 107, 110–11, 114–18, 121, 132, De novo headache 56, 142 Chronic post-bacterial 141, 150 De novo chronic headache, see meningitis headache 20, Cluster headache and other New daily-persistent 102–3, 105 trigeminal autonomic headache (NDPH) Chronic post-craniocervical cephalalgias 4, 7, 14, 17, 23, Delayed alcohol-induced disorder headache 114, 146 44, 141 headache 19, 88–91 Chronic post-craniotomy Cluster headache attack 45, 48, Delayed CGRP-induced headache 17, 58, 62 90, 93, 150 headache 19, 88, 93 Chronic post-homoeostasis Cluster period 45, 89–90, 150 Delayed histamine-induced disorder headache 107, 146 Cluster remission period 150 headache 19, 88, 92 Chronic post-infection headache Cocaine-induced headache 19, Delayed NO donor-induced 20, 102, 105 88, 92, 111 headache 19, 88–1 Chronic post-intoxication Cocktail headache, see Alcohol- Diagnostic headache diary 15, headache 91 induced headache 39–40 © International Headache Society 2003 154 Index Dialysis headache 20, 107, 109, Episodic migraine 32 Focal dystonias 116 112 Episodic orbital pain 131 Focal symptoms 150 Dietary headache, see Head Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania Food components and additives induced by food components 17, 44, 46 19, 88, 91 and additives Episodic SUNA 142 Forehead and facial sweating Difficulty in concentrating 26, Episodic tension-type headache 44, 46 58, 105 14–17, 25, 37–40, 89–90, 94, Foreshortened future 149 Diplopia 30, 78, 83, 117 115, 141 Fortification spectrum 27, 150–1 Disorder of ears 21, 114, 117, 119 Ergotamine-overuse headache Frequency of attacks 33, 150 Diving headache 20, 107–8, 112 19, 88, 94–5 Frequent episodic tension-type Drug-induced headache, see Ergots 94, 101, 112 headache 14, 16–17, 25, 37–40, Medication-overuse headache Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 115, 141 (MOH) (ESR) 69, 116 Frequent episodic tension-type Dull type 51 Erythro-melalgia of the head, see headache associated with Dural arteriovenous fistula 18, Cluster headache pericranial tenderness 16, 65, 68, 74 Erythroprosopalgia of Bing, see 37–9, 115 Dural arterio-venous fistula 68, Cluster headache Frequent episodic tension-type 74 Essential headache, see Tension- headache not associated with Duration of attack 150 type headache (TTH) pericranial tenderness 16, Dynamite headache, see Evolving from episodic 12, 39 37–9 Immediate NO donor-induced Exercise-induced migraine 50 Fully reversible dysphasic headache Exogenous hormone-induced speech disturbance 26–9 Dysaesthesia 129, 132, 149 headache 20, 88, 96 Dysphasic 26–9 Explosive headache 51 Gambian sleeping sickness 145 Explosive type headache 51 Gastro-oesophageal reflux 140 Eagle’s syndrome 133, 135 External application of a cold Generalised anxiety disorder Ears 5, 7, 20–1, 55, 83, 102, 104, stimulus 21, 126, 129 121, 147 114–15, 117–19, 122, 127–8, External compression headache Genetic relationship 26 130, 133, 146, 151 21, 108, 126, 129, 134 Giant cell arteritis (GCA) 18, East African sleeping sickness Eyelid oedema 44, 46–7, 141 65–6, 68–9, 74 145 Eyes 5, 7, 20–1, 30–1, 35, 46, 55, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) East African trypanosomiasis 69, 102, 114–19, 122, 129–30, 59–60 145 134, 146, 151 Glaucoma 2, 114, 116, 119 Eclampsia 20, 98, 107, 110–11, Glossodynia 133 113 Facial angioma 68 Glossopharyngeal neuralgia 21, Empyema 20,
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